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Yuletide: Lagos residents defy high fare to travel

In spite of high transport fares, Lagos residents have continued to travel for Christmas and New Year celebrations.

A News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) correspondent, who monitored activities at some motor parks in Lagos on Tuesday, reports that commuters queued to get tickets for their travels.

The motor parks visited include the popular Maza Maza and Okota motor parks.

Transport companies visited include Young Shall Grow Motors, Peace Mass Transit, Okeson, Chisco and GUO motors.

A trip to the eastern part of Nigeria from the motor parks with a bus cost as much N56,000 on Tuesday.

NAN also observed that many commuters booked for seats online, making it easy for the buses to get filled up.

Some of the passengers who spoke with NAN said that they needed to travel to their villages.

They also said that it was delightful to visit home during festive periods.

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